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Christiaan Vanderlinde raises his hand to
during an AP world history class Thursday
at West Forsyth High School.
Complaint
over ethics
dismissed
Civil service board balks
at resubmitting matter
By Julie Arrington
juliearrington@forsythnews.com
The Forsyth County Civil Service Board has
decided not to resubmit its complaint against a
former planning commissioner.
The tribunal filed its grievances against Brant
Meadows with the local ethics board, contending
he had used his position three separate times to
intimidate and threaten the jobs of county
employees in 2009 and ’ 10.
In a meeting last month, the ethics board dis¬
cussed the complaint, which was filed after an
eight-day appeal hearing to determine whether
the county’s former planning director, Jeff
Chance, could get his job back.
The ethics panel ruled that the complaint need¬
ed to be signed by a person and not an entity.
Also, transcripts and other evidence from the
hearing should have been attached to the com¬
plaint.
It gave the civil service board seven days to
make the changes and refile the complaint or it
would be dismissed.
Meadows’ service on the planning board has
since ended.
Dana Miles, an attorney who also serves as the
civil service hearing officer, told board members
at a meeting Thursday that they could withdraw
their complaint or ask the ethics panel to conduct
its own investigation.
Terry Smith, vice chairman of the civil service
board, pointed out that they could do nothing and
the complaint would be dismissed.
He said it has been a long-standing board poli¬
cy to report any perceived wrongdoings that sur¬
face during hearings.
“I think we had solid ground on sending it to
them,” Smith said. “I think history has proven the
ethics board in their 11 years of existence has
See ETHICS 13A
Mass precinct meeting Saturday for local GOP
By Jennifer Sami
jennifersami@forsythnews.com
The Forsyth County Rep
ublican Party is calling on all
Republicans to attend its mass
precinct meeting Saturday.
The meeting is the first in a
two-step process the local GOP
undergoes to elect its officers,
which is why attendance is so
important, said Chairman Ethan
Underwood.
“What is unique about the
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Schools earn AP honors
All five honored
by College Board
By Julie Arrington
juliearrington@forsythnews.com
All of Forsyth County’s traditional
high schools have been recognized as
2011 Advanced Placement Honor
Schools.
According to a report from the dis¬
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Emergency personnel tend to a family involved in a rollover crash on Hwy. 369 near Old
Etowah Trail. Officials responded to many wrecks across the county Thursday morning.
Weather disrupts
morning commute
By Jennifer Sami
jennifersami@forsythnews.com
Unlike the heavy snowfall last
month, the overnight snow was light.
Its impact on travel, however, was
anything but that Thursday morning.
Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office
Capt. Tim House said deputies and
emergency personnel handled “multi¬
ple wrecks all over the county.”
“Initially, the early hours were the
north end, and then as temperature
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Republican Party is that we don’t
have superdelegates or vetoes at
higher levels that trump the grass
roots,” he said,
We pick our leaders at the
precinct level, then at the county
level, then the district, then the
state and ultimately the national
level.”
During Saturday’s meeting, any
county resident that supports the
Republican Party principles is
invited to help elect precinct offi¬
cers and delegates, who in tum
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will attend the county convention
March 12.
Only the delegates can vote for
officers at the convention.
Underwood, who plans to seek
re-election, said a couple hundred
delegates typically participate.
In addition to the chairman¬
ship, delegates will also be voting
on the first and second vice
chairs, recording and correspon¬
ding secretaries, treasurer and
delegates to the District 7,
District 9 and state Republican
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trict, the College Board on
Wednesday released the National
Advanced Placement, or AP, Report
for the class of 2010.
All AP classes and exams are
administered by the board.
“A rigorous K-12 curriculum, par¬
ticularly when including secondary
level AP courses, is perhaps the
strongest commitment to increasing
SAT scores and preparing students
for quality post-secondary learning
options," said Buster Evans, school
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A school bus passes two fire engines blocking the east
bound lanes of an ice-covered section of Hwy. 20 after a
head-on crashThursday near Aaron Sosebee Road.
conventions.
Candidates can be declared by
a delegate or nominated from the
floor.
The convention process is how
the party chooses its leadership
for the next two years.
Underwood said he’s hoping for a
record turnout.
“It is vital that we choose good
leaders, as these are the people
that will be organizing our efforts
during the 2012 presidential elec¬
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superintendent.
“Throughout our district. Advanced
Placement has been and continues to
be a priority."
Evans went on to say that increas¬
ing the number of AP certified teach¬
ers, as well as the courses offered and
students served, is a good formula for
“enhanced rigor and increased stu¬
dent learning"
“I am thrilled to see all of our high
See AP13A
If you're going
The Mass Precinct
Meeting will run from
8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday
at Forsyth Central High
School, on 520Tribble
Gap Road in Cumming.
Photo identification will
be required to register.
For more information, e
mail chairman@forsyth
gop.org or visit
www.forsythgop.org.
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